Brigadier Siddique Salik | |
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 Siddique Salik (1935–88) | |
| Nickname(s) | Salik |
| Born | 6 September 1935 Manglia, Kharian Tehsil, Punjab, India (Present-day in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan) |
| Died | 17 August 1988 (aged 52) Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Cause of death | 1988 PAF C-130B crash |
| Allegiance |  Pakistan |
| Service/ |  Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1964–1988 |
| Rank |  Brigadier |
| Unit | Guides Cavalry, Frontier Force |
| Commands | DG Inter Services Public Relations Dir. ISPR East Pakistan |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Bangladesh Liberation War |
| Awards |  Sitara-e-Imtiaz (military) |
| Children | 4 |
| Other work | Novelist · Memorist · Humorist |
Brigadier Siddique Salik (Urdu: برگیڈیر صدیق سالک) (6 September 1935 – 17 August 1988), SI(M), was an officer in the Pakistan Army, combat artist, humorist, novelist, and a memoirist who served as 8th Director-General of the Inter-Services Public Relations from 1985 until his death in 1988 in the plane crash in Bahawalpur with then President.[1] In addition, he also authored two eyewitnessed books on the Bangladesh Liberation War which took place in erstwhile East-Pakistan, giving accounts of politics and the barbaric strategies used by the military.
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